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Source Description
The Virgin, crowned by two angels, is here portrayed as the "Queen of Heaven," royal mother of God and mediator between heaven and earth. The Child stands on her lap, taking his first step and holding a bird. The leaf once formed half of a devotional diptych, its use in prayer witnessed by the candle burn on the face of the angel at the right.
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Document identity
localId
39044
label
Virgin and Child
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
39044
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Virgin and Child
description
The Virgin, crowned by two angels, is here portrayed as the "Queen of Heaven," royal mother of God and mediator between heaven and earth. The Child stands on her lap, taking his first step and holding a bird. The leaf once formed half of a devotional diptych, its use in prayer witnessed by the candle burn on the face of the angel at the right.
provenance
Octave Homberg, Paris, by purchase; Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 16, 1908, no. 472; Jacques Seligmann, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1350-1375 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
diptychs
ivories
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14.1
height
6.4
depth
0.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 9/16 x W: 2 1/2 x D: 5/16 in. (14.1 x 6.4 x 0.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
German
style
Gothic
med
ivory
creator_ids
6211
6197
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
215
2410
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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